Table 4 Comparison of the present work with other previously reported shielding materials.
From: Novel 3-D printed radiation shielding materials embedded with bulk and nanoparticles of bismuth
Shielding Materials | Density (g cm3) | MAC, cm2 g−1 | HVL, cm | References | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
122 keV | 344 keV | 1408 keV | 122 keV | 344 keV | 1408 keV | |||
Bismuth-borate glass composites with 80%B2O3 and 20%Bi2O3 | 2.89 | 0.727 | 0.138 | 0.052 | 0.330 | 1.738 | 4.612 | Al-Hadeethi et al.28 |
Ordinary concrete | 2.34 | 0.115 | 0.075 | 0.056 | 2.576 | 3.950 | 5.290 | El-Nahal et al.29 |
Concrete + 15% Bi2O3 NPs | 2.78 | 0.395 | 0.125 | 0.060 | 0.631 | 1.995 | 4.156 | |
HDPE | 0.94 | 0.161 | 0.115 | 0.061 | 4.580 | 6.412 | 12.088 | El-Khatib et al.30 |
HDPE + 10%CdO NPs | 1.11 | 0.253 | 0.130 | 0.064 | 2.468 | 4.804 | 9.757 | |
HDPE + 40%CdO NPs | 1.57 | 0.468 | 0.134 | 0.062 | 0.943 | 3.295 | 7.121 | |
Silicon rubber (SR) | 1.19 | 0.206 (81 keV) | 0.113 (356 keV) | 0.062 (1333 keV) | 2.828 (81 keV) | 5.155 (356 keV) | 9.395 (1333 keV) | Abbas et al.31 |
SR + 5% Bi2O3 NPs | 1.30 | 0.327 (81 keV) | 0.125 (356 keV) | 0.063 (1333 keV) | 1.631 (81 keV) | 4.266 (356 keV | 8.463 (1333 keV) | |
SR + 30% Bi2O3 NPs | 1.71 | 1.025 (81 keV) | 0.189 (356 keV) | 0.064 (1333 keV) | 0.395 (81 keV) | 2.145 (356 keV) | 6.334 (1333 keV) | |
Blank PLA | 1.30 | 0.135 | 0.100 | 0.045 | 3.950 | 5.332 | 11.849 | Present work |
PLA-bulk bismuth | 2.20 | 0.900 | 0.307 | 0.039 | 0.350 | 1.026 | 8.079 | |
PLA-nano bismuth | 0.70 | 2.384 | 0.704 | 0.101 | 0.415 | 1.407 | 9.804 | |
